Researchers from George Washington University analyzed 873 climate change-related lawsuits filed in the US over 26 years and outlined the strategies which are more likely to win or lose the case, and why.
Many experts in the US foresee that the courts and climate litigation will be playing a central role in developing climate-related policy in the United States. Traditionally, lawsuits were filed against governments, but there is now a steep rise in climate lawsuits brought directly against companies: in the USA seven climate lawsuits were filed against …
